Bilateral meetings in Norway in the field of entrepreneurship, sustainable rural development and the environment
Experts from the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development and Innovation held a series of meetings with potential Norwegian partners in the field of entrepreneurship, sustainable rural development and the environment. The meetings took place over three days in January this year, with the support of the Active Citizens Fund of Bulgaria under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.
On the first day of their visit to one of the richest countries in the world, they met with professors from the Norwegian College of Agriculture and Rural Development (HLB), who are currently successfully applying their course and teaching methods in Norway. , The Czech Republic, Lithuania and Latvia for Innovative Rural Entrepreneurship through Community Advantage.
The experts from the two organizations discussed the possibilities for applying innovative approaches for entrepreneurship in the Bulgarian rural areas and the favourable conditions of our country.
At the bilateral meeting with the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomic Research (NIBIO), experts presented their innovative solutions in the field of bioeconomics and exploitation of biological resources from land and sea and their proposals for joint work with IPURI.
One of the largest environmental organizations in Norway, the Bellona Foundation, which currently operates in Murmansk, St. Petersburg, Brussels and Washington, also welcomed IPURI experts at its Oslo office.
Bellona presented its research and technologies to reduce the cost of producing offshore biomass, food, feed, energy and raw materials for industry and agriculture, developed under the Ocean Forest project. The project also aims to develop and establish new forms of aquaculture-related biomass production, while finding solutions to the environmental impact of aquaculture.
Currently, the foundation is working on projects for air quality (AQ), the circular economy and increasing resource efficiency, from which IPURI will borrow know-how, technology and expertise.
